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digital crackdown

Facial Recognition Systems to Be Introduced at Russian Land Borders

The Russian authorities have invited tenders for a contract worth 830 million rubles ($11.3 million) for the provision of facial recognition technology...

service for citizenship

Moscow Buses Take Down Army Recruitment Ads Targeting Central Asian Nationals

Moscow transportation authorities have removed city bus ads recruiting Central Asian nationals into the Russian military with promises of expedited citizenship...

reports of mistreatment

U.S. Sees 50-Fold Surge in Russian Asylum Seekers in 2022

The United States has seen a 4,500% rise in asylum requests from Russian nationals this year as Russia’s war in Ukraine has forced critics to flee...

migration crisis fears

Poland Launches Construction of Russian Border Barrier

Poland has started construction of a barrier along its border with Russia amid Warsaw's concerns that Moscow could orchestrate a migrant crisis on the...

critical errors

Kremlin Admits Call-Up ‘Errors’ but No Decision to Close Border

The Kremlin admitted Monday that errors had been made during the mobilization of reservists for the military action in Ukraine and said no decision had...

new wave of migrants

Finland Sees Record Surge in Russians Crossing Border

Finland said on Monday that more Russians entered the country over the weekend than in any other this year so far after Moscow's military call-up announcement...

Russia Readies Border Closures for Military-Aged Men – Reports

Russian authorities could close the border for military-aged men as soon as this week to disrupt a mass exodus of Russians fleeing President Vladimir Putin&rsquo...

passport leverage

Russia Threatens Denaturalization for Draft-Defying Central Asians

Moscow could strip the Russian passports of naturalized citizens from Central Asia if they defy President Vladimir Putin’s orders to take up...

population outflow

Departures From Russia Double to 419,000 in 2022

The most popular destinations were Ukraine, Tajikistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

crossing the border

1M Russians Enter EU Since Ukraine War Start, Border Agency Says

A total of 998,085 Russian passport holders have entered the EU from Feb. 24 through Aug. 22.

forcibly displaced

Russia’s Refugee Numbers Plummet to All-Time Low – Research

Interior Ministry data revealed that only two people have been granted refugee status between January and March 2022.

Armenian Labor Migrants Reassess Work in Collapsing Russian Economy

Tens of thousands of Armenians travel to Russia for seasonal work every year — but not this year.

Central Asian Migrants Flee Sanctions-Hit Russia

Economic problems as a result of the Ukraine war are making Russia a less attractive place to live and work.

Central Asians in Russia Pressured to Join Moscow's Fight in Ukraine

“I think the Russian government is using labor migrants as cannon fodder in Ukraine,” a prominent migrants' rights activist alleged.

Georgia, a Bleak New Home for Russian Exiles

There are few routes out of Russia for those wishing to leave now. Western airspace is largely closed to Russian carriers.

Belarus, Poland Accused of ‘Brutal Violence’ Against EU-Bound Migrants

Amnesty International said it collected testimonies from dozens of migrants who described being pepper-sprayed and beaten with batons.

'use of force incident'

Shots Fired at Russian Undocumented Migrants on U.S.-Mexico Border

Customs and Border Protection has seen a tenfold increase in encounters with migrants from Russia this year.

'you were invited to europe'

Belarus Leader Tells Migrants They Have 'Right' to Go to EU

Lukashenko visited a center near the Polish border hosting hundreds of migrants who came to Belarus in the hopes of reaching Europe.

lack of contact

Belarus Leader Says EU Refusing to Discuss Migrants

Lukashenko said Germany's Angela Merkel promised him that Brussels would discuss the fate of the 2,000 migrants stranded in Belarus.

Belarus Border Camp Cleared as Iraqis Fly Home From Migrant Stand-Off

Around 2,000 migrants had been stuck in freezing temperatures at a camp in the woods, hoping to pass into EU member Poland.

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